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deverbative

[ dee-vur-buh-tiv ]

adjective

  1. (especially of nouns) derived from a verb, as the noun driver from the verb drive.
  2. indicating derivation from a verb, as the suffix -er in driver or -ment in development.


noun

  1. a deverbative word.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of deverbative1

1910–15; de- + verb + -ative, by analogy with denominative

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deverbalde Vere